Best of S/S 2023: Wallpaper* picks collections of the season

Woman in best of S/S 2023 Raf Simons under desk with black cat on it

Best of S/S 2023: Raf Simons. Bodysuit, price on request, by Raf Simons. Shoes, £550, by Jimmy Choo. Vintage Christian Dior earrings, £295, from Francesca Elliott Vintage Jewellery. Tights, £18, by Falke

(Image credit: Photography by Alessandro Furchino Capria, fashion by Jason Hughes)

By Jack Moss

published 6 January 2023

Contributions from

Alessandro Furchino Capria - Photography

Appearing in Wallpaper’s Design Awards 2023 issue (on international newsstands now), the S/S 2023 runway collections set to define the season ahead – Prada to Chanel, Celine to Hermès, alongside rising names that have caught our eye.

Captured by Milan-based photographer Alessandro Furchino Capria – whose images draw inspiration from the composition and light of classical portraiture – and styled by Wallpaper* fashion director Jason Hughes, the series sees S/S 2023’s standout looks in playful juxtaposition with idiosyncratic elements, from space heaters to lightboxes (even a feline companion).

Whether Matthieu Blazy’s sophomore collection for Bottega Veneta, Maximilian Davis’ debut outing at Ferragamo, or Raf Simons’ final collection for his eponymous label, which shuttered late last year, it is our blueprint for dressing in 2023.

Best of S/S 2023: the collections

Bottega Veneta

Fendi

Gucci

Paul Smith

Chanel

Givenchy

Woman in Gucci dressing sticking out her neck — Dress, €2,190, by Givenchy. Shoes, £550, by Jimmy Choo. Vintage Christian Dior earrings, £295, from Francesca Elliott Vintage Jewellery. Tights, £29, by Falke

Dior

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello

Man in leather trench holding cardboard box of flowers — Jacket, £6,960; vest, £265; jeans, £620, all by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Boots, price on request, by Bottega Veneta

Louis Vuitton

Dolce & Gabbana

Prada

Loewe

Rokh

Woman standing over space heater — Dress, €850, by Rokh. Shoes, £550, by Jimmy Choo. Earrings, £195, by Completedworks. Necklace, €249, by Vanessa Baroni. Tights, £8, by Calzedonia

Hermès

Woman in Hermes sitting on office chair — Dress, £15,000, by Hermès. Shoes, £550, by Jimmy Choo. Vintage Christian Dior earrings, £295; vintage Grosse bracelet, £395, both from Francesca Elliott Vintage Jewellery

Sportmax

Ferragamo

Tod’s

Issey Miyake

Talia Byre

Woman crouching in cardigan — Cardigan, £405; top, £335; shorts, £190, all by Talia Byre. Shoes, £550, by Jimmy Choo. Vintage Christian Dior earrings,£295, from Francesca Elliott Vintage Jewellery

Marni

Celine Homme

Man standing on stool in black leather jacker — Jacket; vest; trousers, all price on request, by Celine Homme. Boots, price on request, by Bottega Veneta. Necklace, €713, by Saskia Diez

Models: Inès Pottier at Girl Mgmt, Benno Bulang at Select Model Management. Casting: Svea Casting. Hair: Mike O’Gorman at Saint Luke Artists. Make-up: Victoria Martin using Make Up For Ever. Manicure: Sasha Goddard at Saint Luke Artists using Dior Manicure Collection and Miss Dior hand cream. Interiors: Olly Mason. Photography assistants: Paola Ristoldo, Federico Gioco. Fashion assistant: Kris Bergfeldt. Cat: Lucifer. Cat handler: Ekaterina Puzanova.

‘Soft Pad EA 219’ chair (Fendi image), from £3,390, by Charles and Ray Eames; ‘Soft Pad EA 217’ chair (Paul Smith and Hermes images), from £3,390, by Charles and Ray Eames; ‘Nuage (céramique)’ vase (Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello image), from £105, by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, all for Vitra. ‘USM Haller’ table (Chanel and Raf Simons images), price on request, by Fritz Haller, for USM. ‘60’ stool (Prada and Celine Homme images), £241, by Alvar Aalto, for Artek, from Twentytwentyone.

The winners of the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023 are revealed in the February 2023 issue, available in print, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today

Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.

With contributions from

Alessandro Furchino Capria - Photography